[linuxola] Second Attachment from NCHE SAM TAKOH (forwarded from Michel)

[Theo Schmidt]

PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR ASSISTANT FROM DILIGENT COMPUTER INSTITUTE (DCI)


OBJECTIVE:

Helping Orphans, Youths and Needy Children with New information Tec
hnology LTSP

CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS:

NCHE SAM TAKOH
P.O. Box 1, Nkwen, Bamenda,
North West Province,
Cameroon.
Email: nchesam at yahoo.com


PROJECT TITLE:
Equipping Diligent Computer Institute Centre to equip Mankind and humanity.


LOCATION:
Diligent Computer Institute (DCI) is located at Mulang Mankon, Street 
One, Bamenda
Information technology at you door steps by Diligent Computer Institute, 
Mulang Mankon - Bamenda.


BACKGROUND
Mulang quarter in Mankon village, Bamenda is located in Bamenda 
headquarter of Mezam Division. This division is made up of Tubah Sub 
Division, Bafut Sub Division, and Santah Sub Division; with a population 
of over two million inhabitants as at the year 2000 projections.

The majority of the people of these village (Mulang – Mankon) either of 
school age or working class wishes to compile documents either as a 
service requirement or for examination most often have to do so in 
Mankon Central Town a considerable distance (about 10km) away from 
Mulang. This in effect involves much cost and unnecessary movement and 
waste of valuable time.

Secondly, this village has six school’s three government schools, and 
three primary schools which put together have a student population of 
over five thousand students most of whom are not computer literates.

One of the objectives of Diligent Computer Institute is to be a charity 
centre for new information technology training at virtually no cost. 
Students, especially the orphans and the needy are provided clothing’s 
whenever available.

The Majority of the beneficiaries have been either orphans or children 
of female single parents who in most cases are unable to provide for 
their children’s education from their meager incomes from subsistence 
farming that hardly is up to one hundred thousand (100,000frs) francs 
CFA annually.


PROJECT PROPOSAL
Given the importance of information technology in our society today 
which is gradually becoming a global village, Diligent Computer 
Institute intends to set up a computer training centre in its permanent 
site which will be a solidarity centre for assisting and training of 
Orphans, street children, families affected by HIV/AIDS, and the needy; 
basic computer skills, installations, software and Hardware maintenance. 
The skills acquired from this centre will help them to be self employed.

The cost of instating the computers and its accessories is a handicap 
and rents yearly is estimated at 360,000frs (three hundred and sixty 
thousand francs) will be the responsibility of Diligent Computer Institute.

The number of computers envisage for the centre are 25 (twenty five) and 
three (3) HP DeskJet Laser printers and other computer accessories. This 
will enable about 50 (fifty students); two per computer, especially 
during practical/class assessment and examination.

Assistance in terms of equipments and computer accessories from donors 
who promote and encourage and fund solidarity and charity organization 
either materially/training or financially whose prime objective is to 
help the poor, orphans, the needy, HIV/AIDS victims in Africa will be 
highly and exceptionally appreciated.

ABSTRACT
The coming of Michel Pauli from Switzerland to Cameroon was a dream and 
hope come true for the above mentioned children as he was a sincere 
advocate for solidarity. Things turned out to be a night mare for him 
and the zealous and ambitious students who missed his solidarity gesture 
for the suffering people as a result of the unkindness and greediness of 
persons who frustrated the aims and prime objectives of the LTSP project 
in Cameroon. Hope is however not lost.

A few broad minded students informed the management of Diligent Computer 
Institute of the philanthropic Programme of the LSTP project by Pauli 
Michel from Switzerland aimed at helping in the training of Cameroonians 
in the area of new information technology using the Linux Terminal Server.

This dream was not achieved as the administration tried contacting the 
facilitator from Switzerland when he had left the country. In the light 
of this, the administration and students of Diligent Computer Institute 
solicit the kindness of Michel Pauli (for the LTSP project) to return to 
Cameroon to continue with the project of solidarity. It will be highly 
appreciated and most welcomed.


SUSTAINABILITY
Two competent computer instructors will be engaged to teach Word 
Processing, Data Processing and Hardware Maintenance Internet Explorer 
which correctly are the most used applications in the Cameroonian 
Society. These are the basic programmes that the trainees can use to 
acquire jobs upon completion of their course work.

Introducing the Linux Terminal Sever Project and a new curriculum for 
the students will give them a wider knowledge and will be able to work 
internationally. This Programme will be an asset to the students.

Instead of between 10,000frs to 15,000frs (ten to fifteen thousand 
francs CFA) charged per student per month per students in studying 
computer sciences here in Bamenda, NWP, Diligent Computer Institute 
solicits a monthly contribution of 3,500frs (three thousand five hundred 
francs CFA) per student per month for maintenance of computers, 
electricity/water bills and for First Aid to the students. In this way, 
sustainability is guaranteed.

Brilliants sincere and faithful students (two per batch) upon completion 
of their course in the institute will be engaged to start up a different 
branch of the institute in another community were they do not have 
access to computers/internet facilities for training; for a down to 
earth contribution for maintenance of computers and its accessories.

The management of the institute will solicit assistance 
(material/equipments, facilitators/volunteers) from donor countries to 
carry on the exercise.

One student trained in the Hardware department will be employed to pilot 
all the training centers to repair computers having problems.


SUPERVISION
The immediate supervision will be the Director of Diligent Computer 
Institute
Daily supervision of the project will be the manager/branch manager(s) 
of the Institute.
The school(s) administrator(s) will submit two reports every month for 
the day to day running of the institution to the General Coordinator of 
the Institute.
The Director of the school will send quarterly reports to the funding 
bodies or donors for their appraisal.


PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Information Technology at your door step by Diligent Computer Institute 
is an initiative intended to put at the disposal of the rural population 
of Mulang Community in Mezam Division, a Computer Literacy Centre, which 
is very imperative for the majority of the suffering community, at a 
down to earth cost.


OBJECTIVES
The objectives of Diligent Computer Institute in creating a computer 
school in this rural community is:
To provide marketable computer literacy skills to pupils who have 
completed class seven or six as well as secondary school dropouts.
To alleviate poverty by training Orphans, HIV/AIDS infected or affected 
persons, the needy and the street children. This training will give them 
skills to acquire a job or be self employed. This will in effect raise 
standards of living.
To help single parent females to acquire basic computer skills that can 
help them find jobs or self employed, thus boosting morals and living 
standards.
Provide secondary schools students and undergraduates with computer 
literacy skills which could either help them in some of the subjects on 
their curriculum. Their services at the end of the course will be highly 
needed in offices, for personal research, and in commercial documentations.
Offer cheap internet services to the rural population at affordable 
cost. This will solve the problem of time and cost in sending or 
receiving through electronic mails or e-fax.


TARGETED GROUP (BENEFICIARIES)

The immediate beneficiaries of this project will be the young, old, 
orphans, students, pupils and the rural community of Mulang as whole.
The employed instructors will also benefit in the project as their 
standards of living will improve from their monthly enumerations.
The training institution will be a facet for the nearby villagers as 
their children will benefit from this solidarity gesture and training. 
An extension of the project to the nearby communities will immensely be 
of benefit to them.


DIFFICULTIES
Lack of good computers and its accessories is a handicap for the 
sustainability of this project.
Limited to pay well trained teachers in this field of information 
technology.
No trainer has been engaged for the LTSP (Linux Terminal Server).
Lack sponsors.


CONCLUSION